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30Th Anniversary Celebrations July 2013 Av 5773 Vol 5 Issue 1 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS Photo courtesy of Toby Evans From the Development Office You may have noticed from the heading of this newsletter that we have had a name change, and are now known as “Emanuel School Alumni (ESA)” 2013 is an exciting year for not only Photo courtesy of Toby Evans Emanuel School but also for our alumni. We celebrated the School’s 30th anniversary with an Alumni Cocktail Party (see report and photos on page 3) and we are also planning the following year group reunions later in the year (dates TBC): UÊÓäÊÞi>ÀÊÀiÕÊvÀÊÌ iÊ >ÃÃÊvʣΠUÊ£xÊÞi>ÀÊÀiÕÊvÀÊÌ iÊ >ÃÃÊvÊ£n UÊ£äÊÞi>ÀÊÀiÕÊvÀÊÌ iÊ >ÃÃÊvÊÓääÎ UÊxÊÞi>ÀÊÀiÕÊvÀÊÌ iÊ >ÃÃÊvÊÓään If you are from one of these year groups and would like to help with your reunion, please let me know by email to: [email protected] Sonia Newell, Development Officer Emanuel School Old Scholars’ Association (ESOSA) is now known as Emanuel School Alumni (ESA) Emanuel School is a member of 20 Stanley Street Randwick NSW 2031 the JCA family of Organisations www.emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au EMANUEL SCHOOL Where the Individual Excels Our 30th Anniversary has also brought much excitement, with From the a whole school assembly at the beginning of the year and many events and celebrations since then. In Term 2, students from P-12 Principal’s participated in the ‘30 Mitzvot in 30 Days’ project that aimed to create an ongoing conscious culture of doing good deeds for others. Fifteen Office mitzvah trees now adorn the corridors of the School and over 20,000 mitzvot were performed over 30 days. As part of the celebrations, Dear Alumni of Emanuel School, we will be burying time capsules for future generations. In Term 3 It was wonderful to welcome so many of each year group will be allocated their own capsule, to be filled with you back to Emanuel School for our Alumni photographs, artwork, letters, poetry, reports, newspaper cuttings cocktail party earlier this year. If you were here, you would know that and other small items of significance and buried in our grounds. 2013 is a very special year for us, being our 30th Anniversary and the Another special project that has continued its success this year has year of our Capital Appeal. Emanuel School has certainly ‘come of been the development of our relationship with Jilkminggan School in age’ and holds a respected place within the educational community. the Northern Territory. As well as sending two groups of students this We are aiming to replace our two temporary demountables with a year for visits, a group of Aboriginal students from Jilkminggan came comprehensive building that will meet the needs of our students into to Sydney with their teachers to visit us. They had a wonderful time the future. with our students and as tourists around Sydney. A very memorable There has been much excitement in unveiling the plans for our part of this visit was the wonderful Reconciliation Assembly in which new four-level building that will include an Arts Precinct, eight they joined with Years 3-12 to celebrate Aboriginal culture and classrooms, a tiered performance theatre that will seat 220, and heritage. a wellness, leadership and learning space. Along with a range of smaller breakout rooms and offices, there will be considerably more With all this, our students continue their learning journey, one that usable playground space on completion. A 3-D model is on show in is very much enriched by the range of experiences they encounter the foyer of the Administration building for your interest if you’d like along the way. to come in and have a look. In Term 4, we will be holding a couple I hope to see you at one of the special events coming up in Term 4. of events for Alumni, among others during the three weeks of the Best wishes Appeal. Please stay tuned for more information on these. Anne Hastings, Principal Update Gesher from the Board Community Sunday 6 October marks the start of our Capital Appeal – to Connections build the remaining keystone learning facility for our campus. With this significant milestone in mind, we thought it appropriate to reflect on our collective successes over the past six months. As part of my responsibilities on the Emanuel School Board, I have This has been a gratifying process as there are so many recently taken on the Chairperson role for our Gesher Committee. wonderful achievements to celebrate. As you may know, Gesher is the Hebrew word for “bridge” It has been inspiring to watch our students raise over $10,000 for and from that word and its connotations we developed Gesher local and international charities over the past two terms. Student- Community Connections – it really is the figurative bridge between led concerts, nights of debate, music-making and paper crane the School and the wider Emanuel community. Through Gesher folding have all had one aim in mind – to bring about Tikkun we connect with our Alumni, as well as Grandparents and Friends, Olam through individual and group action. We congratulate all both past and present. We also include external organisations that those students who have helped make a difference to the lives have an interest in our School under the Gesher umbrella. of others and gained social and global learning in the process. Our committee has expanded and evolved over the last couple of Term 2 saw us further cement our relationship with the months, with a new name for our past students – Emanuel School Jilkminggan Aboriginal Community in the Northern Territory. Alumni (ESA) and a number of fresh faces including parents, Our students have also excelled academically, on the sports alumni parents, and our 2011 School Head Madrichim (two of field, in drama, debating, visual arts and beyond. Eight staff our more recent alumni). We are actively working on a number of members and two students presented at the Jewish learning focus areas that will enhance the connectivity of the School (social and cultural festival, Limmud Oz, at the University of NSW media, sporting events, communications) and we will of course last month. play an important role in the upcoming Capital Appeal. Like proud parents we derive great pleasure from seeing our I look forward to working with our committee to serve this students thrive. In the community, our School’s reputation important part of the Emanuel family, and welcome any feedback continues to grow as a leading and quality educational home or suggestions you may have to enhance the services provided. and the growth of our student numbers reflects this. You can read about Gesher news on the School website under Excerpts from a report to parents from ‘Community’. Grant McCorquodale, Board President and Daniel Knoll, Gesher Committee Chairperson Anne Hastings, Principal. 30th Anniversary Cocktail Party Alumni Reunion On 17 March more than 150 alumni, as well as past and current staff and some parents of alumni, gathered together in the Lehrer Family Building (MPH) at Emanuel School for our Alumni Cocktail Party. Invited by Board president Grant McCorquodale, this event was a wonderful opportunity to catch up with old friends, touch base with past teachers, take a tour of the School’s new facilities, hear about our plans to further enhance the School and share in our celebrations for the School’s 30th anniversary. The 200 guests included some of the very first teachers and ÃÌÕ`iÌÃÊÜ iÊÌ iÊ-V Ê«ii`ÊÊ£nÎÊÊÌ iÊ}ÀÕ`ÃÊvÊ Temple Emanuel in Woollahra (now known as Emanuel Synagogue). They were all thoroughly impressed with how Emanuel School has grown over the past 30 years and are very excited to stay in touch and be involved in future events. Grant McCorquodale welcomed the guests whilst Anne Hastings spoke briefly about future plans for the School. Our current Head Madrichim, Sam Wrublewski and Alexandra (Lexi) Wolf, spoke about how things have changed, whilst Janice Narunsky (’n®Ê spoke about her time here as a student and the School’s first Head Madricha, and now as a parent at the School – her son Declan started at Kornmehl Pre-school last year. Benny Kaplinsky, who Ì>Õ} ÌÊiÜà Ê-ÌÕ`iÃÊ iÀiÊLiÌÜiiÊ£nÈÊ>`Ê£{ÊÀiVÌi`Ê>Ê blessing and then our current Madrichim who were our helpers for the event, proudly led the singing of our School Song. Entertainment during the evening was provided by some of our talented Alumni musicians: vocalist Aliza Waxman (’12) accompanied by Ben Feher (’12) on guitar, followed by Ben Goldstein (’10) on piano and vocals, with drummer David Goldberg (’än®Ê>`Ê`>Ê-ÌiÀÊ­’ä®ÊÊ}ÕÌ>À° A pictorial history of Emanuel School’s first 30 years was on display in the MPH, allowing for many stories to be retold by our guests. A great night was had by all. UÊÊGenna RadnanÊ­½ä®ÊÜ>ÃÊÀiViÌÞÊ>««Ìi`Ê>ÃÊ«>ÀÌÌiÊ-V Ê 1 Nurse here at Emanuel. (1) Staying UÊÊBen Goldstein (’10) – made it through to the final 32 contestants in Touch vÊ >iʽÃÊ ÌÊà ÜÊThe Voice. For the Showdown night Ben sang Bob Marley’s Waiting in Vain and received praise from his coach Delta Goodrem and from the other coaches Seal, Joel Business ventures Madden and Ricky Martin, who said that the song went “from UÊÊRussel ShermanÊ­½n®Ê>`Ê ÃÊÜviÊ Bondi, to Jamaica, to Israel and back”. He was guest artist at Cara, moved from Sydney to Toowoomba, QLD in March 2012, the recent reopening of the newly renovated Eastgate Shopping looking for business opportunities and a “nicer pace of life”.
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